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Light as medicine: New cell switch brings hope for vision, hearing and heart diseases

Reliable and gentler control of cell activity with light: Researchers at the Multiscale Bioimaging Excellence Cluster (MBExC) and the Else Kröner…

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How two related proteins work together to control the development of the heart

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research in Bad Nauheim have uncovered critical mechanisms that regulate embryonic heart…

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Cellular stress response – researchers discover potential therapeutic target for heart failure

Researchers at the German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK) have identified a key molecule involved in a form of heart failure that has so far…

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New ICON research centre opened at the DZHK site

The new ICON (Interfaculty Center for Endocrine and Cardiovascular Disease Network Modelling and Clinical Transfer) research centre will provide…

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DZHK researchers once again among the top physicians in Germany

In the current ‘Best Medicine Scientists in Germany’ ranking, 18 DZHK researchers are among the top 100 scientists in the country. The list is part of…

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A young woman in a trouser suit - identified as Prof Dr Constanze Schmidt - holds an anatomical model of a heart in her hand and smiles. The entrance to the Cardiology Clinic at Göttingen University Medical Centre can be seen in the background.

Constanze Schmidt takes over the clinic management in Göttingen

As of July 1, 2025, Prof. Dr. Constanze Schmidt is Full Professor of Cardiology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Göttingen and serves…

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How the early heart develops

Our skin can detect even the slightest breeze. Its sensitivity is due to special ion channels. One of these, PIEZO2, doesn’t just convey touch…

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How excessive fat tissue affects our blood vessels – new insights into vascular health in obesity

Obesity plays a crucial role in how severely blood vessels are damaged – and this depends on where excessive fat accumulates in the body. This is the…

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First growing heart valve implanted from autologous tissue (GECT-DZHK28 study)

The German Heart Centre at Charité (DHZC) has implanted a heart valve prosthesis made from the body's own tissue, the first of its kind in the world.…

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ERC Advanced Grant for Prof Christian Weber

The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded a prestigious Advanced Grant to Prof Christian Weber for his research into the role of micro-RNAs in…

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